Great Britain

Great Britain is an island in Western Europe. It is in fact the largest island in Europe and the 9th largest island in the world.

Politically, Great Britain is made up of 3 individual countries:

England

Scotland

Wales

It also includes islands such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland. It does not include the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands which are self-governing.

In the sections below, you can see where the 3 countries (England, Scotland and Wales) are located within Great Britain: